Don’t count Donald Trump out of the presidential race yet: A week after ending his would-be candidacy, he said on Monday that he might consider getting back in later in the year if he doesn’t like the GOP field.

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After expressing deep dissatisfaction with what he sees as a weak group of Republican candidates in an interview on Fox News on Monday, the real estate developer and reality television star teased the idea that he could still get into the race.

"I would not rule it out, no," Trump said on Fox News on Monday. "I can't rule out anything. It's vital that we choose the right person, and at this moment, I don't see that person."

While Trump said the right candidate could beat Obama in 2012, he said none of the current candidates — including Tim Pawlenty, who will enter the race officially today — make the cut.

"The ones that have announced, I just don't see it," he said. "At this point in time, they're not going to be beating Obama."

The media mogul had no praise for another businessman, Atlanta's Herman Cain, who announced his presidential campaign with a Georgia rally Saturday.

"I know nothing about him," Trump said. "He seems like a nice guy, but you can't comment too much when you have absolutely no idea who a person is."

Trump, who kept up with his schedule of weekly Fox & Friends appearances on Monday despite pulling out of a number of events since leaving the race, said he did not feel the criticism he endured during his high-profile flirtation with a GOP presidential bid had hurt his personal brand.

"I don't think so. I've been attacked all my life," he said. "But you give up so much when you do this, and it was just a decision I made."

This guy's ego knows no bounds. He's, no doubt, missing all the media attention he received with his "birther" lies, and disappointed that now nobody seems that interested in what he has to say. Only the most naive among us would take seriously this latest pronouncement from the narcissistic egomaniac. Besides, hasn't he signed on for another season of "The Apprentice"? He must think everybody is as hopelessly gullible as his Fox News, tea bagging fans.

More good news every day. Please, Mr. Donald, sir, reconsider, run for the GOP Presidential nomination and win it, or run as VP on a ticket with Sarah Palin. Your presence on the ticket would make sure that the really serious issues facing our nation (birth certificates, Bill Ayers' alleged authorship of Dreams from my Father, and other conspiratorial fantasies) are thoroughly explored and discussed, in the most serious manner possible. It would be a dream ticket -- for political cartoonists and stand-up comedians, anyway.

And it would help Americans say, to Republican candidates everywhere, the two word phrase you have made most famous on your Apprentice programs.

Yes, Trump is a clown, and an Obama stooge. I have no doubt if Sarah Palin wins the Republican Party's presidential nomination, Trump will mount an Independent campaign for the presidency to insure an Obama win.

The only thing Trump is after is a $60 million loan from GE to build a casino in -- you guessed it -- Chicago.

By the way; has anybody heard anything from his team of detectives he sent to Hawaii, who supposedly found stuff we won't believe?

Yes, Trump is a clown, and an Obama stooge. I have no doubt if Sarah Palin wins the Republican Party's presidential nomination, Trump will mount an Independent campaign for the presidency to insure an Obama win.

The only thing Trump is after is a $60 million loan from GE to build a casino in -- you guessed it -- Chicago.

By the way; has anybody heard anything from his team of detectives he sent to Hawaii, who supposedly found stuff we won't believe?

Yes, Trump is a clown, and an Obama stooge. I have no doubt if Sarah Palin wins the Republican Party's presidential nomination, Trump will mount an Independent campaign for the presidency to insure an Obama win.

The only thing Trump is after is a $60 million loan from GE to build a casino in -- you guessed it -- Chicago.

By the way; has anybody heard anything from his team of detectives he sent to Hawaii, who supposedly found stuff we won't believe?

I think it is important to have a fresh face like Mr. Trump in the race. He brings up good issues like the US involvement in Libya and our relations with China. He represents nuts and bolts foreign policy issues by his foreign business relations. He has valid ideas that the U.S. electorate should consider. For those who think he is a joke, I think you are underestimating his value. If he doesn't run now, he could be asked later to run as the VP candidate as he would be a strong ally and a powerful VP like Cheney was. But more importantly, he is a credible candidate for the Republican nomination as President. The power of ideas he engenders is very strong. He is relevant and would be a strong candidate. Reality TV shows can wait. Trump's candidacy would be formidable. Just as he commanded large poll numbers for a few weeks, I think he can be a very credible force in the 2012 election season.

Yes, Trump is a clown, and an Obama stooge. I have no doubt if Sarah Palin wins the Republican Party's presidential nomination, Trump will mount an Independent campaign for the presidency to insure an Obama win

Go AWAY, Donald! You are not fit to serve as POTUS of this nation, any more than the bozo in the White House is. We will hire a REAL LEADER and it won't be YOU!! Go groom that animal on top of our head and leave politics to those who are fit and ready to serve this nation.

"He represents nuts and bolts foreign policy issues by his foreign business relations."

You have been conned by the current capitalist Ringling Bros. ringmaster. Don't worry, this has also occured to a large-ish minority of your brethren.

He DOES represent nuts, and bolts when the spotlight shines on his ludicrousness. (Is that a word? If it is, it fits. If it isn't a word, then Trump is doubly deserving of this unique descriptor - as he is the King of Branding.)

His foreign business relations are cloddish and soddish - read: screwing the local Scottish populace by erecting yet another overwrought golf/resort - hasn't the time and place for these water-sucking, generic playgrounds of the titans of industry come and gone? Railing against China whilst his Trump label clothing line is manufactured there? Caused all manner of negative commercial entanglements with foreign investors over failed real estate deals? He does not represent the best and brightest of America, only the now tarnished image of greed, over-reach, bankrupt business practices and self-centered celebrity. That's why a cohort of us are enamored of him? Puh-leeze.

The Donald's negatives are so glaringly so, that only the most easily duped of folks, who haven't a true clue as to his real acumen, could be sucked in.

To use a real estate concept, his "highest and best use" is as a mighty distractor in the important national conversation about the debt, and a mighty detractor of anything classy, reputable, modest and value-based.

I believe that having Donald Trump run for the presidential election in 2012 isn't a terrible thing. It's always nice to see new faces in the political world, and see what everyone has to bring to the table. Setting aside his ego, Trump does have many good points about issues in the United States. He has many business relationships with other countries which could become a positive thing for us. He makes valid points about our sometimes unneccessary involvement in Libya and other foreign nations facing disputes. Maybe it's true that he is just seeking attention and personal financial help, but he brings up credible facts about the United States that our current government seems to be avoiding. Overall, I think that Donald's Trump run for president wouldn't be a bad idea, but there may be a better suiting candidate for the important position.

What is this that people are saying, need a fresh face? Are you kidding? He's had his mug pasted and posted on every possible place for the last few years, megahuge seminars, the Miss America endless pageants, all with controversy of course. He uses the media for his own promotions of himself, that's it. Promotes himself because he can. If he was so busy therefor so successful, he wouldn't have the time to conjure up more self promotion. He is a joke and will always be. Look.....he's on Fox and Friends on Monday a.m.'s...what does that tell you!